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A review by ryannek
Thr3e by Ted Dekker
2.0
I don't even know where to begin.
This book is a mess.
The storyline is too rushed in parts, and too drawn-out in others. The actual plot is only redeemed by its unexpected ending. The crap with the bombs and the riddles were weird, and the characters were super weird, and ugh I just didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would.
So I'll go into more detail. The plot seemed to be confused, and didn't present itself very well. It hid behind a mountain of cliches and stereotypes, so that it was hard to know what was going on.
As for the characters, I disliked the protagonist. Kevin never really stands out. Instead, he skips from archetype to archetype and never truly makes himself extraordinary. The ending makes sense of some of this, but still.
Sam and Slater were pitiful backups. Sam was this overemotional, trying-too-hard-to-be-cool female lead while Slater was one of the most pathetic villains ever. Again, slightly redeemed by the ending.
Jennifer was uninteresting, to say the least. I didn't feel her pain. Her character, along with Dr. John Francis and everyone else, was a stereotype. Blehhh.
Don't even get me started on Balinda and her crazy family. It was almost too crazy to be real...
The dialogue was cringe-worthy. Like seriously, reading it was almost painful. Everyone was saying the stupidest stuff, from the female lead saying things like "Oh Kevin, how I love you. These last three days with you have reminded me how desperately I love you...please, please tell me we can beat this. Please tell me we can slay this dragon, my dear knight" and the supposedly scary villain saying things like "I hate you, college boy" and calling Kevin things like "squat" and "puke" like he's afraid to use an actual insult.
It's a smart book, no doubt. But it's muddied by bad characters, dialogue, plot, and overall, bad presentation.
This book is a mess.
The storyline is too rushed in parts, and too drawn-out in others. The actual plot is only redeemed by its unexpected ending. The crap with the bombs and the riddles were weird, and the characters were super weird, and ugh I just didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would.
So I'll go into more detail. The plot seemed to be confused, and didn't present itself very well. It hid behind a mountain of cliches and stereotypes, so that it was hard to know what was going on.
As for the characters, I disliked the protagonist. Kevin never really stands out. Instead, he skips from archetype to archetype and never truly makes himself extraordinary. The ending makes sense of some of this, but still.
Sam and Slater were pitiful backups. Sam was this overemotional, trying-too-hard-to-be-cool female lead while Slater was one of the most pathetic villains ever. Again, slightly redeemed by the ending.
Jennifer was uninteresting, to say the least. I didn't feel her pain. Her character, along with Dr. John Francis and everyone else, was a stereotype. Blehhh.
Don't even get me started on Balinda and her crazy family. It was almost too crazy to be real...
The dialogue was cringe-worthy. Like seriously, reading it was almost painful. Everyone was saying the stupidest stuff, from the female lead saying things like "Oh Kevin, how I love you. These last three days with you have reminded me how desperately I love you...please, please tell me we can beat this. Please tell me we can slay this dragon, my dear knight" and the supposedly scary villain saying things like "I hate you, college boy" and calling Kevin things like "squat" and "puke" like he's afraid to use an actual insult.
It's a smart book, no doubt. But it's muddied by bad characters, dialogue, plot, and overall, bad presentation.